The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-08
NEW!5BOARD ELECTED.
scHMuLDAon, MYLEs AND purTs
The Hoard Of Public Works az, Nov. Consti.
.tated- Special Meeting OF Council Last
Evening, When tho Law ID Formally
Compiled witil-New Councilman, u

A special meeting Of Council was held
last evening on the cali Of Mayor Sea.
bright. Owing 10 the absence Of quorum
the branches were not called 10 order till
after eight o'clock. The report OF The
Finance Committee concerning tho settle
mant Of the List & Davenport loan, out.
lined in yesterdays IsrELLloEscEa, was
received and It's recommendation adopt.
cd by the Second Branch. Bills aggre-
eating s62 70 were ordered paid by the
Second Branch on motion OF the Health
Committee. ,s
Mayor seabright came In and informed
the CHAIR that the First Branch bad nc.
cepted the dccllnstion OF Hon. N. B,
Scott to serve on the Board Of Public
Works. The Second Branch conquered,
and the two bodies then met In Joint
session TO All the vacancy. 1t was aug.
gested In this connection that there had
been aquestion raised as to the legality oil
MIR. Myies' election, aud as be had now
resigned from the First Branch, Mr.. Dob.
bias nominated bin. iiEattl5 "a al
Mr.. Gsrvin named d. O. Llat; Mr..
Healy, GAIL Hamilton Col. Caldwell, J.
Randolph Butts; Mr.. Maxwell, II, P. Nc.
Oregon. On the first vote Mr.. Myles was
unanimously chosen. 3t%G'i .i.gE
J.,R. QUITS ELRcTgp. @ts
There was a good deal Of talk about the
legality OF the election of Mr. Mce1reeor
or MIR. Miles, both being members Of Conn.
| ell. It WIS decided to take the vote, and
II either Of these gentlemen was elected
dissolve the Joint Assembly and lot him
resign, after which he could be reelected,
this being the course pnrsned in Mr..
Mylea' case. In the course OF this debate
Mr.. Harrell sRid he did not consider the
City Solicitors legal opinion worth q
penny. Col. Caldwell rotortcd, amid q
good deal OF mirth, II have as little re.
apect for the gens!eman's opinion, legal OF
otherwise, rs he has for mine. I do moi
remember to have heard him receive many
compliments, and the amount Of influence
he has shown here Is not calculated tc
tgive him q low opinion Of other members
opinions. I do not think he will ever be
the recipient Of any flowers till no dies
This passage was greeted with general
laughter, In which both gentlemen Joined.
The second ballot resulted in Mr.. Butts
election, all the members but one Or tive
changing to him when 1t was eeen that he
had majority, The Joint Assembly ther
dissolved, Mr.. Butts reBigned his mem
bership Of tho Second branch, which WEE
accepted, and the Joint Assembly having
seconyeredt Mr.. Butts was again formally
elected. Tbis makes the Board Of Public
Works consist Of MessrH. Henry Schmul
bach, William Mylea and ]. K. Butts. Mr.
! Buttn is practical builder, and an exper
in bricks, which will make him valua
BILE acquisition to the Board.
f. OTHER BUSINESS. Ss5fs 5
The ordinance amending the ordinance
governing the Crsmatosy was tabled BY
the Second Branch. The ordinance con.
J corning the extension Of the P, W. & KY
freight depot WAS read once in the SAINT
branch, and word having been received
that tho First Branch had adjourned, M
1 Caldwell objected 10 the second reading O
) the ordinance, and moved that a successor
to Mr.; Butts be elected. Thia was adopt
ed after the rejection Of q motion to ad
journ. Mr.. Allieon named Mr.. S. Kraft
{ Of Kraft Bros. & RoBonburg. Col. Ca!d.
, we'll nominated rs representative work:
ingman, Mr.. Joseph Bier Mr.. Etegel
named N. Emsheimer. Mr.. Kraft wae
elected. $50 !. q =. 4. &, d
In tho First Branch no budiaess wax
done except to accept the resignation o
Mr.. Myles and elect his SUCCESSOR. Mr.
I Delbrugge nominated DR.. Tom o. Ed
wayda, and Nj. Dobbins Ernst Me.zner, IL
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Metzner was elect
ed. Mr.. Moizner is bookkaeper at HoiT
man & Sons tannery, and has many higt
qualifications for Councilman! b.